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- Dictionaryrigidity/rɪˈdʒɪdɪti/
noun
- 1. inability to be to bent or be forced out of shape: "the tough substance that gives plants their rigidity"
- 2. inability to be changed or adapted: "the rigidity of the school system"
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the quality of being stiff, fixed, or impossible to bend: Cables lack the rigidity of wires. The roof has special beams to increase rigidity. Fewer examples. Minerals provide bone with its rigidity. The case is a two-piece aluminum housing shaped for high rigidity. Parkinson's disease causes uncontrollable tremors and muscular rigidity.
The meaning of RIGIDITY is the quality or state of being rigid. How to use rigidity in a sentence.
Rigidity is a quality found in people and objects that don't bend — though they might eventually break. When we see rigidity in a person, it means they're severe, like a teacher who punishes you for being late even though you were busy saving an orphan from a polar bear.
the quality of being stiff, fixed, or impossible to bend: Cables lack the rigidity of wires. The roof has special beams to increase rigidity. Fewer examples. Minerals provide bone with its rigidity. The case is a two-piece aluminum housing shaped for high rigidity. Parkinson's disease causes uncontrollable tremors and muscular rigidity.
Definition of rigidity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define rigidity. rigidity synonyms, rigidity pronunciation, rigidity translation, English dictionary definition of rigidity. n. pl. ri·gid·i·ties 1. The quality or state of being rigid. 2. An instance of being rigid. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth...
stiff or fixed; not able to be bent or moved: a rigid steel and concrete structure. I was rigid with (= stiff and unable to move because of) fear. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not bending or changing shape easily. hard If you hit your head on a hard surface, see a doctor.
The meaning of RIGID is deficient in or devoid of flexibility. How to use rigid in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Rigid.
rĭ-jĭdĭ-tē. The quality or state of being rigid. An instance of being rigid. Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance. In Economics: synonym for stickiness (of prices/wages etc.). Describing the tendency of prices and money wages to adjust to changes in the economy with a certain delay.
Rigid definition: stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard. See examples of RIGID used in a sentence.
